March 7th
On yet another beautiful late winter's morning we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and recorded 40 House Sparrows, 5 Shelduck, 1 Gannet, 4 Turnstone, 10 Mallard, 4 Oystercatchers, 47 Ringed Plovers, 4 Goldfinches, 1 Little Grebe, 34 Corn Buntings, 186 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 26 Cormorants, 5 Skylarks, 11 Meadow Pipits, 7 Sanderling, 5 Dunlin, 2 Purple Sandpipers, 2 Greylag Geese, 1 Stonechat, 1 Kestrel and 2 Great Crested Grebes.

Oystercatchers

2 Purple Sandpipers, 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin and 7 Sanderling

We met Marc Heath walking back along the seawall after his walk from the Towers to Chamber's Wall and the embankment. Between 0630 and 0900 he counted 190 Cormorants, 1 Little Owl, 9 Shelduck, 3 Pied Wagtails, 12 Redshank, 19 Meadow Pipits, 1 Marsh Harrier, 10 Reed Buntings, 23 Turnstone, 30 Dark-bellied brent Geese, 3 Linnets, 5 Oystercatchers, 28 Ringed Plovers, 122 Corn Buntings, 3 Pheasants, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 3 Skylarks, 6 Dunlin, 2 Kestrels, 2 Greylag Geese, 7 Mallard, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 7 Yellowhammers and 2 Tree Sparrows.